Simple-blind clinical study with sublingual lorazepam vs. injectable diazepam as premedication in colonoscopies
Costas, C.D.; Coronado Quesada, E.; Rubio, H.
Acta Gastroenterologica Latinoamericana 15(1): 43-48
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-9033 PMID: 4090921 Document Number: 250567
Those patients premedicated at least 90 minutes before coloscopy, with sublingual lorazepan, showed improved sedative effect, better tolerance and collaboration? less disconform and pain when air was, as usually insuflated, as compared with patients receiving intramuscular diazepam. Doctor's opinion coincided with the before mentioned preference for sublingual lorazepan prescribed at least 90 minutes before the endoscopic procedure. No adverse side effects were pointed out.